Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Our employees fall under the same work that's happening with medical travel and the work that's being done by the Department of Health and Social Services. So employees that have to go through and receive or, I guess...What would be the term? Referral. Yes. Referral from a doctor down to Stanton or a specialist, that would still follow through the process of Health and Social Services that's applied. I guess we can say that although it's underway, we think that is helping the situation a bit. What we find the costs are increasing around is areas of the airline service itself, the fees there; accommodation costs; as well as more referrals as we have more employees that need assistance through the medical system. That is the reason for the higher cost in this area. It will fluctuate depending on the health of our employees. That is something more difficult to predict. We can lay out the trends and use an estimate, as has been in the past, and come fairly close. But there are, from time-to-time, years where we will encounter a larger surge of employees requiring the needs of the medical profession. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 28th, 2006
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